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The Lost Boys is a 1987 American vampire and fantasy film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Jeffrey Boam. The cast includes Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, and Jami Gertz. Produced by Richard Donner, Mark Damon, and Harvey Bernhard, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. Thomas Newman composed the score, and the narrative is set in California during the 1980s.
The movie has a runtime of 97 minutes and was produced with a budget of 8,500,000, generating revenue of 32,222,567. It is categorized as a comedy and horror film, with main subjects including youth unemployment, punk subculture, and teenage rebellion. The work received a rating of 7.2 on IMDb and 7.099 on TMDb. It was followed by Lost Boys: The Tribe.
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7.1When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
Cast
- Jason Patric as Michael Emerson
- Corey Haim as Sam Emerson
- Dianne Wiest as Lucy Emerson
- Barnard Hughes as Grandpa
- Edward Herrmann as Max
- Kiefer Sutherland as David
Themes
- small town
- california
- street gang
- parent child relationship
- vampire
- boardwalk
- single
- murder
- amusement park
- blood sucking
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Screenplay by
- Janice Fischer James Jeremias Jeffrey Boam
- Story by
- Janice Fischer James Jeremias
- Produced by
- Harvey Bernhard
- Starring
- Corey Feldman Jami Gertz Corey Haim Edward Herrmann Barnard Hughes Jason Patric Kiefer Sutherland Dianne Wiest
- Cinematography
- Michael Chapman
- Edited by
- Robert Brown
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production company
- Richard Donner Production
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- July 31, 1987 ( 1987-07-31 )
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $8.5 million
- Box office
- $32.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, and James Jeremias. Based on a story by Fischer and Jeremias, it follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional California town of Santa Carla, which they discover is a haven for vampires. The film stars Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, and Dianne Wiest.
The title is a reference to the Peter Pan and Neverland characters, the Lost Boys, who (like vampires) never grow up. Produced by Harvey Bernhard for the studio Richard Donner Production, with Richard Donner himself serving as executive producer, the film was primarily shot in Santa Cruz, California.
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